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JAMDA

December 30, 2022

COVID-19 in Assisted Living: Protecting a Critical Long-Term Care Resource

The COVID-19 pandemic had a big impact on assisted living (AL), a vital setting in long-term care (LTC). Understanding the strengths and opportunities for improvement through practice, policy, and research are essential for AL to be prepared for the next pandemic and other challenges. AL communities experi...
JAMDA

December 20, 2018

The Underappreciated Role of Low Muscle Mass in the Management of Malnutrition

Preserving muscle is not only crucial for maintaining proper physical movement, but also for its many metabolic and homeostatic roles. Low muscle mass has been shown to adversely affect health outcomes in a variety of disease states (eg, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cancer, cardiovascular disease...
Policy Snapshot

April 26, 2024

Observation Status Legislation Introduced in Congress

This week, Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Susan Collins (R-ME) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) announced bipartisan legislation to update a current loophole in Medicare policy to help protect seniors from high medical costs for the skilled nursing care they require after hospitalization. The Improving Access...
Spotlight

July 27, 2023

The Past, Present, and Future of Deprescribing

AMDA’s Drive to Deprescribe (D2D) initiative put practitioners behind the wheel on medication optimization. During a recent AMDA On-The-Go podcast, guest host Jennifer Pruskowski, PharmD, MS, BCPS, BCGP, CPE, sat down with Michael Steinman, MD, co-director of the U.S. Deprescribing Research Network, to tal...
News Release

March 3, 2026

2026 PALTmed Board Election Results

Please join us in congratulating these outstanding leaders. Each brings deep experience, dedication, and vision to PALTmed, and we look forward to their contributions in the years ahead.
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Board Nominations

PALTmed’s governance structure and processes are designed to serve members and the field efficiently and effectively, as well as to meet the current and future needs of the association, its members and the PALTC community. The PALTmed Board of Directors is empowered to carry out the business of the Associa...